Turn Back
 

turn back
verb1.retrace one's course; "The hikers got into a storm and had to turn back"[syn: backtrack]2.go back to a previous state; "We reverted to the old rules"[syn: revert]3.force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings; "Drive away potential burglars"; "drive away bad thoughts"; "dispel doubts"; "The supermarket had to turn back many disappointed customers"[syn: chase away]4.hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of; "Arrest the downward trend"; "Check the growth of communism in South East Asia"; "Contain the rebel movement"; "Turn back the tide of communism"[syn: check]5.turn inside out or upside down